CVE-2023-1801 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the SMB protocol decoder of tcpdump version 4.99.3, allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service by sending a specially crafted network packet. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and has a low attack complexity (AC:L), with the primary impact being high availability loss (A:H). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.99.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:tcpdump:4.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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